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Chinese[edit]
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alert; departed soul; efficacious alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
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to decorate; to embellish; to repair to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to study; to write; to cultivate
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trad. (靈修)
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靈
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修
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simp. (灵修)
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灵
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修
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alternative forms
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靈脩/灵脩
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Pronunciation[edit]
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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靈
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修
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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líng
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xiū
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Middle Chinese
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‹ leng ›
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‹ sjuw ›
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Old Chinese
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/*[r]ˁeŋ/
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/*s-liw/
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English
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supernatural
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adorn
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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靈
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修
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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No.
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8259
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15475
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Phonetic component
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霝
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攸
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Rime group
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耕
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幽
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Rime subdivision
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0
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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靈
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脩
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Old Chinese
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/*reːŋ/
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/*slɯw/
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靈修
- (literary) wise and insightful person
- (literary, figurative) king; ruler
- (literary) god; goddess